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The Funky Cuts // 11.06.11 // The Soulful Sounds of Detroit

Today Funk Cuts takes a break for the summer and leaves with a programme tipping the hat to some Detroit sounds mixed in with other records that I haven't had time to play so far. There will be a couple of heavy duty Latin Bugalu dancers and some funk.

Stephen Scanlon , Jim Wilson and myself will be in the kitchen bar at the Flying Duck on Saturday 18th June with The Soul Cellar from about 8:00pm Entry (via Renfield Court) is free before eleven. I'll include a medley of tune's from our last outing on today's show.

The Funky Cuts should be back in September but remember there's aabout thirty hours in the vaults at the Listen Again feature.

Posted at 08:02, 11th June 2011

straight off the decks at the flying duck

The Funky Cuts // 28.05.11 // Live at The Flying Duck

The Flying Duck is at the corner of Renfield Street just up from The Atholl Arms and down from The Herald office or so I thought when I turned up last Saturday night. But no, Ishould have round the corner at the Kitchen Bar in Renfield Court. Down the stairs into a quirky lounge obviously part of the Flying Duck but a much more cosy lay out. No obvious dance floor but there never is with The Soul Cellar run by Stephen Scanlon and Trevor Bond. A decent sound system and a pair of Technics and a Mackie mixer.

The sixty minutes on today's Funky cuts is an extract from the two sets I played. I hope to edit Stephen's for the last Funky cuts. You'll hear an hour of mostly up tempo Funky soul.

The next Soul Cellar is in The Kitchen Bar of The Flying Duck in Renfield Court from eight. Entry before eleven is free and it's six pounds after midnight which gives you entry to Singles night in the main club.

Posted at 09:58, 28th May 2011

tunes to play at the soul cellar

The Funky Cuts // 14.05.11 // Soul Cellar preview

Stephen Scanlon has invited me to do a guest slot at the relaunched Soul Cellar at The Flying Duck on Saturday 21st May. I've scanned the shelves and dug out some tunesthat might meet the criteria of Funky and up tempo soul. Today's show will feature recordings from The 19th Whole, The Chambers Brothers, Dyke and the Blazers, The Vibrettes, Lee Fields, The TSU Tornados and Andre Williams amongst others.

Posted at 09:11, 14th May 2011

goodfoot soul funk hammond jazz

The Funky Cuts // 16.04.11 // Goodfoot with Martin Gavin on the decks in 2006

Today's Funky Cuts is dedicated to Goodfoot, Glasgow legendary soul club which rsan in various venues including the SubClub, the RAFA club, The Bedsit at The Caley and The Riverside Club.

Started by a group of mod revivalists and acid jazz fans it lasted on and off for over 16 years. Scott Brown, Barry White, Chris Farrell and the other Scot were the mainstays for most of those years topped up with guest slots form Andrew Divine, Keb Darge, Kev Knowles, Colin Law amongst many.

Today's Funky Cuts includes a set from Martin Gavin who went on to run his own legendary night the Caley Soul club at The Woodside.

Some great and rare Northern soul sides are featured in this edition.

Posted at 09:27, 16th April 2011

soul cellar special with stephen and trevor

The Funky Cuts // 19.03.11 // The Soul Cellar with Trevor and Stephen

A few months back Stephen Scanlan and Trevor Ford invited me to their club The Soul cellar.

As well as taking a box of records I packed the digi corder and taped three hours of solid soul and funk sounds.

Both Trevor and Stephen played some great soul and funk sides mostly up tempo and a lot were new to me.

We've selected some tunes played on that night and we'll be chatting about them, what's happening to the The Soul Cellar and a joint club nigh Stephen's involved with.

But mostly the show will be devoted to the music

Posted at 11:21, 19th March 2011